EBOOK: Quality in Early Childhood Services - An International Perspective

EBOOK: Quality in Early Childhood Services - An International Perspective
Author: Helen Penn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2011-01-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0335240240

This book examines how quality and good practice in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is interpreted and implemented in a variety of settings and circumstances. Drawing on her experience of research and policy making in a wide variety of countries, the author considers the variety of rationales that inform services for early childhood education and care. Services are organized, financed and delivered in many different ways across the world. The policies that have been adopted by governments, and the resources which are made available for implementing them, have shaped practice. On the one hand there are complex ideas about what children should be learning and how they should be learning. These ideas about curriculum and the training of teachers and carers may differ radically between countries. On the other hand policies have been prompted by the need to reconcile family and work obligations and to provide childcare to support working mothers, irrespective of educational concerns. The notions of economic competition and parental choice have led to the growth of private for-profit childcare services which promote a particular view of quality and achievement. Above all, growing inequality within countries, and between rich and poor countries, have undermined attempts to provide good quality services. In an unfair world, the impact of any services is likely to be distorted. The book charts the many different approaches to understanding and measuring quality and gives an exceptionally well-informed overview.

Quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education

Quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education
Author: Susanne Garvis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2021-08-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030731820

This book explores international perspectives on quality improvement within the field of early childhood education and care. Many countries and governments are focusing on preschool quality as a way to improve entrenched inequalities and reduce social disadvantage and segregation: this book draws together various global case studies to showcase how different countries tackle aspects of quality improvement. The concept of quality is understood in different ways both culturally and contextually, and the implementation of measures to improve quality will differ from country to country. The book draws together case studies from numerous contexts to showcase various ways of working with aspects of quality improvement. Sharing important insights into policy and practice, this book guides a shared understanding of the complex nature of quality improvement within early childhood education and care.

Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services

Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services
Author: Peter Moss
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 195
Release: 1994-10-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1446266257

`Not only does this book offer a great deal of insight into evaluating early childhood services, it also provides a focal point for those interested in establishing goals, objectives and evaluation criteria for their own early childhood programmes′ - Early Years `Quality′ has become a priority issue for all concerned with early childhood care and education services. Starting from the premise that `quality′ is a relative and dynamic concept based on values and beliefs, Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services examines how the definitions of quality are established and who is involved in their establishment. The book advocates that the process should involve a range of stakeholder groups, including children, parents, staff, care providers, researchers, employers and the community. A key issue that emerges is the need for new and creative approaches to the development of an inclusionary process in the definitions and attainment of quality care.

Quality In Early Childhood Services - An International Perspective

Quality In Early Childhood Services - An International Perspective
Author: Penn, Helen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 033522878X

This book examines how quality and good practice in early childhood education and care is interpreted and implemented in a variety of settings and circumstances, globally as well as nationally. Drawing on a lifetime of practice in a variety of roles and in particular using her experience of research and policy making in a wide variety of countries, the author discusses issues of quality and practice in early education and care

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education in the 21st Century

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education in the 21st Century
Author: Wendy Boyd
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2021-10-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811657394

This book provides significant information regarding the policies and provisions for early childhood teacher education programs in universities in fourteen different countries. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is expanding rapidly across the globe with unprecedented numbers of children attending EC centres, requiring the investment in educators to provide good quality ECEC. Yet, there is an inconsistent approach to early childhood teacher preparation and the quality of existing programs is not known. Each country’s contributing author/s is/are well known in their field for their in-depth knowledge of early childhood teacher education programs including content, structure, and professional experience that works within the scope of policy and registration agencies. The chapters address the current situation of staffing—shortage or oversupply—of early childhood teachers in their country. The book informs policy regarding content of early childhood teacher preparation programs and provides evidence of current courses across many under-represented countries throughout the world. It makes a significant contribution to understanding the environment for early childhood teacher programs.

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: Susanne Garvis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2018-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351397915

The first volume in this Early Childhood Education and Care in the 21st Century: International Teaching, Family and Policy Perspectives miniseries provides a snapshot of early childhood education and care from 19 different countries around the world. The intention is to provide a description for the policy and provision for young children and their families in each of the unique contemporary contexts. The selection of countries includes every continent in the world to provide variety across cultures, socio-economic status, location, population and other unique factors. Some chapters also share the development and history of early childhood in their country, including economic and political transitions that lead to changes in early childhood provision and policy. The book provides essential takeaways for early childhood educators, researchers, early childhood organisations, policy makers and those interested to know more about early childhood education within an international perspective.

Reconceptualizing Quality in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development

Reconceptualizing Quality in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development
Author: Zoyah Kinkead-Clark
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 303069013X

Recognizing the various ecological contexts that support children’s development while amplifying voices from across the globe, this book challenges narrow interpretations of quality and best practice. Each author offers a unique perspective on issues germane to the field of early childhood education: perceptions of children, curriculum, teacher education, and play-based learning. An innovative, timely, and much-needed contribution, this book represents an inclusive collection of theoretical and cultural knowledge, as well as research. Such a diverse multicentric lens opens new intellectual pathways for authentic, reciprocal knowledge exchange, while ensuring that a reimagining of early childhood education remains at the core of our teaching practice, scholarship, and activism. This book invites everyone to imagine, to dare to believe, to hope, and to act—in the interests of children, in the interests of communities and families, and in the moral precepts of equity, inclusion and justice.

Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care

Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: Gunilla Dahlberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2007-01-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113411351X

This book challenges received wisdom and the tendency to reduce philosophical issues of value to purely technical issues of measurement and management.

Starting Strong II Early Childhood Education and Care

Starting Strong II Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2006-09-14
Genre:
ISBN: 926403546X

This review of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in twenty OECD countries describes the social, economic, conceptual and research factors that influence early childhood policy.